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false 4857 Will “Crown Chasers” Get a Book Deal or Make the Project Publish Shortlist?

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THE MARKET: Kate Shindle's Crown Chasers is available for publication. Will it get <a href="http://www.mediapredict.com/static/mediapredict/mp_glossary.html#books" onclick="window.open(this.href,'new_window','height=400,width=600, scrollbars=1');return false;">a book deal or make the Project Publish Shortlist</a> by September 17, 2007? If either of these happens, shares are worth $100. If neither happens, shares are worth $0. THE AUTHOR: Kate Shindle may be a Broadway actor (“Legally Blonde,” “Cabaret”) now, but in 1998 she was 20, a senior at Northwestern, and – oh, right – Miss America. She leveraged the title to become a widely praised advocate for better HIV/AIDS education and prevention, and “shattered,” in the words of one national AIDS lobbying group, “every ugly stereotype about Miss America.” To get to that point, though, she first had to wade through a lot of sequins. Her writing has been published by Salon.com, Newsweek, The Advocate, and Poz. THE LOWDOWN: Crown Chasers, Kate’s debut novel, is a wickedly funny look at the often bizarre pageant subculture. It tosses an unconventionally bookish and awkward contestant into the middle of the biggest pageant in the country, and invites the reader to stand next to her and see how it looks from the inside. With pageant-related scandals attracting endless media hype (Miss USA goes to rehab! Miss America busts sex predators! Miss USA falls in her evening gown! Miss Nevada/ Miss New Jersey sex photos! Miss Teen South Carolina said what?!?), the timing couldn't be better for this snarky and surprisingly touching story. THE BUZZ: Referred from a literary agent actively representing the book. See <a href="http://www.mediapredict.com/static/mediapredict/mp_glossary.html#books" onclick="window.open(this.href,'new_window','height=400,width=600, scrollbars=1');return false;">market advice</a>. <center>READ THE PROPOSAL NOW: <a target="_blank" href="http://content.mediapredict.com/proposals/Shindle_CrownChasers.pdf"> PDF</a> </center>

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